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2. Migrant worker - Wikipedia

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   Migrant workers in California, 1935. A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work. [1] In Ghana, a migrant hawker carries colorful textiles on his head for sale

3. California Forever - Wikipedia

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   California Forever is an American real estate development corporation founded by Jan Sramek. Through its subsidiary Flannery Associates, California Forever anonymously purchased over 50,000 acres of farm land in southeastern Solano County , near the San Francisco Bay Area , California .

4. Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850 - Wikipedia

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   Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850. The Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850 (official name An Act for the better regulation of the Mines and the government of foreign Miners, nickname the miserable law of 20 piastres) [1] : 210 was an Act passed by the United States state of California in 1850, imposing a tax of $20/month on foreign miners.

5. List of diplomatic missions in the San Francisco Bay Area

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   This is a list of foreign diplomatic missions located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. As of February 2024, the area hosts 42 consulates-general from 41 countries (Mexico has two). 38 are located in the city of San Francisco; there is one each in Palo Alto, Burlingame, and San Jose .

6. Chinese Americans in the California Gold Rush - Wikipedia

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   Chinese Americans in the California Gold Rush. The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) was a period of American history in which the most amount of gold seen at the time was discovered. The initial discovery of gold in America in 1848 attracted many immigrants who were intent on the opportunity and potential wealth that came with gold mining.

7. Chinese Exclusion Act - Wikipedia

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   First page of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress in 1882 [ 1] The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplomats. [ 2]